BLOG ARCHIVE FOR February 2015

There’s still a few months left before the arrival of A Closed and Common Orbit. Unfortunately we can’t catapult you through a wormhole and into October. But, maybe a set of limited edition prints will ease the pain?
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Stephen King’s ‘American fantasy epic’ is one of the most celebrated post-apocalyptic novels of our time. It is the story of a small group, survivors of a super flu, and their quest to found a new society out of the ashes of the old while at the same time confronting a nearly omnipotent, omniscient supernatural foe.
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Ilke Tampke’s brilliant novel Skin publishes in paperback today! If you’ve already finished your copy and you’re wondering what to read next… well, wonder no more. We’ve put together a (not remotely extensive) list of historical fantasy novels, set in times from prehistory up to the sort-of-2oth century, for your reading pleasure. Some are more historical, some are more fantastical, some are YA, some are definitely not YA, and all are fabulous reads.
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I was inspired to write this after stumbling across this audio database of screams during a late night voyage into the weirder side of the internet. I was idly clicking through them when I came to across the ‘Wilhelm Scream’.
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Musicals. Big, brash, bold, and FULL OF SONG. Whatever mood you’re in, some musical out there features a song written expressly to help you sing your feelings, preferably in the shower.
NB I don’t know Hamilton so didn’t include any songs from Hamilton I KNOW OKAY I KNOW.
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Are dragons reptiles? Are giant demonic serpents reptiles? What happened to that snake that Harry Potter spoke to at the zoo? This week’s Friday Favourites poses some interesting biological questions…
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